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Castle S3E7: English vocabulary

Season 3, Episode 7DramaCrime

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  • shill

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    to secretly promote or support something, especially by pretending to be neutral

  • catty

    Word

    unkind in a sly, mean, or spiteful way

  • disreputable

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    considered bad, dishonest, or not respectable

  • soiree

    Word

    a small evening social gathering

  • worser

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    an old or nonstandard comparative of bad, meaning worse

  • theatricals

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    plays or other dramatic performances, especially as a form of entertainment

  • shackle

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    a metal loop or fastener used to connect a chain or rope

  • anabolic

    Word

    relating to processes in the body that build up tissue or muscle

  • recur

    Word

    to happen again, especially regularly

  • baseless

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    not based on facts or evidence

  • domineering

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    trying to control other people in an unpleasant way

  • spinster

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    an unmarried woman, especially one considered unlikely to marry

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  • idyllic

    Word

    very peaceful, beautiful, and pleasant

  • loveless

    Word

    without love or affection

  • welcomer

    Word

    a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers

  • leavings

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    things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished

  • silvering

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    the process of turning silver in color

  • preemptive

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    done to stop something before it happens, especially an attack

  • thumbed

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    past tense and past participle of thumb through

  • ply

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    to ask someone a lot of questions or try hard to get something from them

  • oiled

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    covered or treated with oil

  • signatory

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    a person or organization that has signed a document, especially a treaty or agreement

  • delirium

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    a serious confused state of mind, often caused by illness or fever

  • bombshell

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    a surprising event or piece of news that has a strong effect

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  • goggle

    Word

    protective glasses that cover and protect the eyes

  • impersonate

    Word

    pretend to be someone else, often to trick people or for entertainment

  • dyeing

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    the process of coloring fabric or other materials

  • tenacity

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    the quality of being very determined and not giving up easily

  • copped

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    to get something, especially in a casual or slightly sneaky way

  • demi

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    half; partly

  • abler

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    more able or skilled than someone or something else

  • wail

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    to cry out in a long, high, sad sound

  • instill

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    to teach someone a belief, feeling, or habit gradually

  • speculative

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    based on guesses or not certain

  • rampart

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    a strong wall built around a castle or city for defense

  • stitching

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    the sewing of stitches, especially as a visible part of a garment

  • evener

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    something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level

  • brunch

    Word

    a late morning meal that combines breakfast and lunch

  • boning

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    the process of removing bones from meat or fish

  • illustrious

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    famous and admired for great achievements

  • reenactment

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    the act of performing or showing something again

  • heartache

    Word

    deep sadness or emotional pain

  • stripper

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    a person who takes off their clothes as entertainment, especially in a club or bar

  • distraught

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    very upset, worried, or shocked

  • goth

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    a person who belongs to the goth subculture, which is known for dark clothes, makeup, and music

  • obsess

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    to fill someone's mind so much that they cannot think about much else

  • raking

    Word

    the act of using a rake to gather leaves or other loose material

  • loaning

    Word

    the act of lending something to someone

  • carding

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    the process of combing and separating wool or other fibers

  • rowdy

    Word

    noisy and hard to control

  • cliche

    Word

    a phrase, idea, or remark that has been used so often it is no longer original

  • whack job

    Phrase

    an offensive word for a person who seems crazy or very strange

  • resurrect

    Word

    bring back to life

  • piece of meat

    Phrase

    a vulgar slang word for the penis

  • incorporation

    Word

    the act of including something as part of a larger whole

  • posse

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    a small group of people brought together for a job or task

  • stripping

    Word

    the act of removing a covering, layer, or clothes

  • congratulation

    Word

    an expression of praise or good wishes for someone's success or good luck

  • yours truly

    Phrase

    a humorous way to sign off a letter or note

  • strangle

    Word

    to kill or try to kill by squeezing someone's throat or neck

  • tripping

    Word

    moving or walking with quick, light steps

  • butting

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    to hit or push with the head or horns

  • salting

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    the act of adding salt to food or water

  • brochure

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    a thin book with pictures and information about a product, place, or service

  • showroom

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    a room where products are shown to customers before they buy them

  • cougar

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    a large wild cat from the Americas, also called a mountain lion or puma

  • sizing

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    a process that makes cloth stiffer and stronger by coating it with a special substance

  • extortion

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    the crime of getting money or something else by threats or force

  • squirt

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    to force liquid out in a thin stream

  • grieve

    Word

    to feel deep sadness, especially because someone has died

  • beat on

    Phrase

    to keep talking for a long time in a boring or annoying way

  • foggy

    Word

    full of fog

  • fives

    Word

    a game in which a player or side must reach five points before the other side does

  • lucrative

    Word

    making or likely to make a lot of money

  • speak of

    Phrase

    to indicate or suggest something

  • feed up

    Phrase

    to feed someone or an animal so they become healthier and gain weight

  • mingle

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    to mix with other people in a friendly way

  • shotted

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    past tense and past participle of shoot

  • correlation

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    a connection or relationship between two things, especially when one changes with the other

  • bring to justice

    Phrase

    to make sure someone is arrested and tried for a crime

  • daddy issues

    Phrase

    informal criticism for emotional problems someone is thought to have because of a difficult relationship with their father

  • wildly

    Word

    in a very uncontrolled or extreme way

  • booty

    Word

    stolen goods, especially goods taken in war or by pirates

  • stuff out

    Phrase

    to fill something too full so that it bulges or spills out

  • line in

    Phrase

    to trace over a sketch or outline with a darker, more permanent line

  • rapped

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    to hit a surface with short, quick knocks

  • varsity

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    the main sports team that represents a school or college

  • fancied

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    imagined rather than real

  • rehearse

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    to practice a play, speech, or performance before presenting it

  • time in

    Phrase

    to record that you have started work or a shift

  • alibi

    Word

    proof that someone was somewhere else when a crime happened

  • gunning

    Word

    to shoot and kill someone with a gun

  • volatile

    Word

    changing quickly and unpredictably, often in a way that can cause problems

  • contract out

    Phrase

    to have another company or person do part of your work

  • if need be

    Phrase

    if necessary

  • washed out

    Phrase

    having colours that are weak and faded

  • if needs be

    Phrase

    if necessary; if it becomes necessary

  • serve time

    Phrase

    to spend time in prison as punishment for a crime

  • hit it big

    Phrase

    to become very successful

  • pooling

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    the act of combining money, resources, or efforts for a shared purpose

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